📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Aeroprints.com
Politics
BJP Protest in Jaipur Over Ticket Allocation Ahead of Rajasthan Local Body Elections
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 30 Aug 2026, 05:18 PM
👁 3
During the ticket distribution for Rajasthan's local body polls, BJP activists in Jaipur staged a protest, chanting slogans against MLA Balamukund Acharya.
During the ticket‑allocation event for the upcoming Rajasthan local body elections, BJP members gathered at the party's state office in Jaipur. The gathering turned contentious as a segment of activists expressed dissatisfaction with the distribution of tickets, alleging favoritism and lack of consultation.
The dissenting group broke into a vocal protest, raising slogans directed at MLA Balamukund Acharya, a senior party figure in the region. The chants were heard inside and outside the office premises, and participants held placards demanding a transparent selection process.
Party officials later reported that the protest was contained without any physical altercations, but the incident highlights internal strains within the BJP as it prepares for the crucial local body polls in the state.
The dissenting group broke into a vocal protest, raising slogans directed at MLA Balamukund Acharya, a senior party figure in the region. The chants were heard inside and outside the office premises, and participants held placards demanding a transparent selection process.
Party officials later reported that the protest was contained without any physical altercations, but the incident highlights internal strains within the BJP as it prepares for the crucial local body polls in the state.